I wasn't aware of all of the "courseware" Robin was doing. Sounds to me as if
he was intoxicated on Sattva, and developed a delusional view of the world. Not
too surprising, given the strength of the techniques - Glad he is back to
ordinary living.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
On 2/16/2014 5:58 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
As St. Athanasius said, “God became man, so that man might become a god.”
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According to Robin, at the time of his enlightenment he was on AofE
training with MMY and rounding for months at a time using the advanced
techniques given to him by MMY
And there is this phrase in the Gospel of John:
'But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to
become children of God; who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the
flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.'
Willy sez:
So, where is the part about "man becoming God" in the Eastern Orthdoxy?
Look it up:
As St. Athanasius said, “God became man, so that man might become a god.”
http://www.antiochian.org/content/theosis-partaking-divine-nature
http://www.antiochian.org/content/theosis-partaking-div
On 2/16/2014 12:15 PM, emptyb...@yahoo.com wrote:
The Roman Catholic Church did not accept all of Augustine's ideas...
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So, where is the part about "man becoming God" in the Eastern Orthdoxy?
Original Sin vs Ancestral Sin Another point of theological contention according
to some Orthodox theologians is the Roman Catholic teachings on Original Sin.
Orthodox theologians trace this position to having its roots in the works of
Saint Augustine. Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Ea